Registration cases, like other consular services, are strictly by appointment only. Please find the details about appointment making on the Office Hours, Appointment Booking page.

The Consular Section of the Embassy of Hungary acts as the receiving authority in the following cases. It receives the documents and forwards them to the competent Hungarian Body. Decision is not made by the Consular Section. Registration of Birth, Marriage etc. is free of charge but some related procedures may be subject to a fee.

Please note that only original documents (i.e. certificates of birth, marriage etc.) issued by the Nigerian, Cameroonian, Beninese or Gabonese authorities and authenticated by the Nigerian, Cameroonian, Beninese or Gabonese Ministry of Foreign Affairs are accepted. Some registration procedures require that these documents (and translations) be authenticated by the Consular Section. The documents filed are considered the base documents of the registration. The original hard copies will be sent to Hungary and archived, and they are not retrievable once submitted.

Please find the details about the current fees on the Consular Fees and Rates page.

Registration of birth:

  • filled application form (download here)
  • the original Nigerian, Cameroonian, Beninese or Gabonese birth certificate of the child, authenticated by the Nigerian, Cameroonian, Beninese or Gabonese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and with diplomatic authentication and official translation, if applicable (certificates issued in the English or French languages do not require translations)
  • the international passport of the child
  • parents’ certificate of marriage or statement of fatherhood (required if the child is born before marriage or otherwise out of wedlock)
  • if the parents’ marriage is not yet registered in Hungary but it is the basis of parentage, it needs to be registered first before the registration of birth can be conducted, see below
  • parents’ ID, international passport and residence card, if applicable
  • parents’ certificates of birth
  • both parents should be present. If only one parent is present, a notarized letter of consent is needed from the other parent that they agree with the registration, together with the specific details of the child: family and given name(s), residence (confirmed with the parents’ residence details), other nationalities of the child (e.g. Nigerian), and the same statements found in part „III/C.” of the form attached. In case of making a statement of fatherhood, the presence of both parents is mandatory.

 

Registration of marriage

  • filled application form (download here)
  • the original Nigerian, Cameroonian, Beninese, or Gabonese marriage certificate, authenticated by the Nigerian, Cameroonian, Beninese or Gabonese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and with diplomatic authentication and official translation, if applicable (certificates issued in the English or French languages do not require translation)
  • international passports and residence cards of the parties (if they have)
  • birth certificates
  • notarized certificates of bachelorhood/spinsterhood or court decision on divorce concerning the marital status before the marriage, also with MFA authentication, diplomatic authentication and official translation, if applicable

 

Registration of death

  • certificate of death issued by the Nigerian, Cameroonian, Beninese or Gabonese authorities
  • certificate of birth of the deceased person
  • document proving the Hungarian citizenship of the deceased person (passport with an ongoing validity or within one year after its expiration; valid Hungarian ID; certificate of Hungarian nationality issued up to three years prior; Certificate of Naturalization)
  • document proving the marital status of the deceased person (e.g. certificate of marriage, court decision on divorce etc.)
  • the ID, the address card, the international passport, the residence card and the driving licence etc. of the deceased person